WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The Department of the Air Force has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Dec. 16, entitled: "Notice of Intent to Grant an Exclusive Patent License". The notice was issued by Adriane Paris, Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer. DATES: Written objections must be filed no later than fifteen (15) calendar days after the date of publication of this Notice. ADDRESSES: Submit written objections to the Jeffrey Bamber, Air Force Materiel Command Law  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 14 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: The Air Force's F-16 System Program Office within the Fighters and Advanced Aircraft Directorate has awarded a $900 million F-16 Continental United States (CONUS) Depot contract to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, with twelve dock spaces in their Lockheed Martin Greenville Operations facility located in Greenville, S.C., will provide depot level maintenance  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) teamed up with Aerojet Rocketdyne in November to complete a successful series of record-breaking tests of an advanced air-breathing hypersonic engine in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) Aerodynamic and Propulsion Test Unit (APTU) at Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee. "Aerojet Rocketdyne joins the record setting team for the highest thrust produced by an   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 14 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: About five years ago, the Air Force embarked on a journey with Condition Based Maintenance Plus, to shift the sustainment enterprise from "flying to failure" to a "flying to forecast" mindset. In a recent episode of Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Leadership Log podcast, Chris Damani, CBM+ Program Office chief, described CBM+ as a new sustainment paradigm that is transforming the way the Air Force sus  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (88th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: To provide a more efficient resource, Wright-Patterson Medical Center's COVID site testing location has transitioned to a lab-collection point only. The 88th Medical Group is currently screening and testing patients for COVID-19 through a drive-thru and freestanding trailer on hospital grounds with the assistance of a medical provider available during testin  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: With topics for the 2021 Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference announced in November, all that remained was deciding who would lead the Mission Area Working Groups, or MAWGs, charged with helping shape the future of Air Force combat support. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center officials announced the names of the four chairs Dec. 2. Each chair will lead a team whose members will take on  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 14 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: The Air Force Life-cycle Management Center's MQ-9 Program Office achieved a pivotal milestone in the successful completion of testing for Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability (ATLC) on Oct. 6 2020. ATLC allows the Air Force's MQ-9 fleet to takeoff and land with automated inputs from sensors onboard the platform, creating a more flexible and dynamic weapon system to meet current  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: Col. Patrick Miller, 88th Air Base Wing and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base commander, along with members of the Wright brothers' family and a limited number of Dayton Aviation Heritage National Park representatives, are scheduled to join together Dec. 17 at 10:10 a.m. to lay a wreath commemorating the 117th anniversary of practical powered flight. The event, which has become an  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (88th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is maintaining its fight against COVID-19 with the Air Force vice chief of staff-directed implementation of Tier-4 surveillance testing, geared toward the detection and isolation of coronavirus. Tier-4 surveillance testing was to be executed at a rate of 10 percent of the installation's population per week. Risk-informed decis  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 14 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: 2020 has been a year in which the Air Force Security Assistance & Cooperation (AFSAC) Directorate has had to rethink how it engages with partner countries to deliver airpower capabilities and advance military interoperability. One example has been the successful transition to virtual engagements to include the virtual Letter of Request (LOR) Workshop hosted by AFSAC Country Teams,   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: Do a quick Internet Search for foreign military sales. You'll see the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announcing major multi-billion-dollar deals of various countries purchasing U.S. Air Force weapon systems. You'll see a lot of highly technical information about U.S. aircraft, missiles, and logistics. With everything that you do see, there's even more that goes unseen. Meet th  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: The tax collector is coming early in 2021. Paychecks of both military and civilian personnel at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and throughout executive branch agencies will be smaller starting Jan. 1 through April. In an effort to provide temporary relief during the COVID-19 pandemic, the 6.2% Social Security payroll tax (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance, or OASDI)   more